Painting Interior Scenes In Watercolor
Interiors are challenging subjects. Making them look right requires attention to symmetry, proportion and scale.
There are methods and techniques that help – learning them will improve your paintings of other subjects as well.
Basic Skills For Painting Interiors
These short tutorials cover a number of special skills that help when painting interior scenes.
A Simple Formula For Interior Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- The simple method to depict light and ‘fall off’
- Creating light shifts with wet-in-wet gradations
- Using temperature shifts to reinforce the illusion of light and shadow
Paint A Simple Overhead Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Create the ‘pool’ of light that happens under artificial lights
- Using gradations of value and temperature for light and shadow
- Use the simple wet-in-wet graded wash for a complex effect
How To Paint Folds In Cloth
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Getting the look soft textured fabric
- Using gradations of value and temperature for light and shadow
- How to use the Core Shadow for three dimensional effect
Paint A Modern Sofa
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to use sedimentary paints to represent texture
- Using a methodical, layered approach to build value
- Represent form by creating light and shadow effects
Interior Scenes
Full Length Lessons For Painting Interior Scenes
Paint A Hallway With Filtered Exterior Light
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Using one-point perspective for a hallway scene
- Using graded washes for subtle light effects
- Capturing the essentials rather than details
Paint A Simple Interior Scene
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Use Alignment & Measurement To Create An Accurate Scene
- Refine A Drawing Before Painting
- Using The Essential Character Of Watercolor For Subtle Light Effects
THIS IS A CHALLENGING LESSON